Town of Ulster woman faces multiple gun and drug charges

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Mar 8, 2013 at 12:19 PMMar 8, 2013 at 12:22 PM

BY JEREMIAH HORRIGAN

LAKE KATRINE — A Town of Ulster woman was arrested on several gun- and drug-related charges by Ulster County sheriffs on Thursday.Rebecca Decker, 33, of Sunrise Avenue was arrested after deputies learned through a 911 call that she had left her home with an unlawful handgun. At the time of her arrest, deputies found her in possession of a small amount of heroin and a hypodermic needle; they later determined that Decker had sold the handgun in Poughkeepsie.Decker was charged with second- and third-degree criminal possession of a weapon, third-degree criminal sale of a firearm and fourth-degree grand larceny, all felonies. She was also charged with four misdemeanors.Decker was sent to Ulster County Jail on $5,000 bail.